ibibibibibibibibibibibibibibibibi bMMMbbBP'IIbIPIIP SsW wf( ' rF-- ""- V . &; Vt& HI- , nrn?. . PTTTwriTiTTPa TTSPATfJH. FRIDAY. IBRTTAIIY 7, i uTSS - I I 1M -A. AJ. ' J.VJt -A--.. .- -w 7 3r " IRON AT NEW YORK. . Business Has Been Bather Light and the Market a Trifle Dull. A MODERATE DEMAKD FOR BAILS. Freights on the Southern Product HaTe Been Advanced. THE STATE OF THE BRITISH TEADE rgFECIAL TH.SGB.Ot TO ths cisr ATcrti 2Tew Yobk, February 6. To-day's issue of the Iron Age has the following weekly report of the New York metal market: Business has been light and the market is dull Offerings of iron continue, and while it is claimed that they come from seconds, there are indications that in some instances they realry emanate from pro ducers themselves. The freights on South ern pie from Alabama have been advanced, being now $4 36 to New York, against $4 11, w hile the freight to Boston and Providence is now M 60. We qnote No. 1 foundry at 819 5020 00 and No. 2 818 5019 00. and gray forge $17 5018 00, all at tidewater. In spiegeleisen and ferro-manganese the mar ket isull and easier. Spiegeleisen for deliv ery In June and later has been offered this ueckat$37, without any transactions being re ported. Ferro-manganese is wtaker for for ward deliverv. it having been offered during the week at $92 5a There has been a moderate amount ot business. Importers note tliat there has been some trouble in tbe.qualitrof spiegel eisen shipped by foreign makers and there hare been some rejections. It is stated that the Tor eign makers have been forced by the scarcity in coke to use fuel from other than their usual sources or supply, and that this is the cause ot the trouble. . Manufactured Iron nnd Steel. We quote bars t82c for refined; iron uni versal mill plates, 2.302.40c; ancles. 2.302.40c; tees, Z7g2.Sc, and beams and channels, 3.1c, on dock. In merchant steel we quote ordinary hot finish round shafting 2.202.30c; small sixes daetaL. 2.35c and 2.40c; toe talK, iouaxouc, andttre,Z352.45c.atmlIl. .. In steel rails we have Deen unable to trace to any authoriutive source the reports that the market is decidedly weaker. The volume of business transacted by Eastern mills still re mains moderate, but the range of 535036 still holds rood. Among the sales made by Eastern mills we note one lot of 5.000 tons for a South era road and one lot of 3.000 tons for tne West Shore. The most interestinctransaction of the week has been the sale by the Chicaco mills of a block of 11,250 tons of 35-pound rails to the Alberta Coal Railway of Canada at private terms. There is a movement now on foot which may result in materially strengthenlnc the position of the rail mills and cive new tone to the market. There has been an advance in freight rates on steel rails from Eastern mills. Billet nnd Wire Bod. In billets in the East there"have been a num ber of small sales of small sues and special specifications at $42 to $43. Lately a small lot of domestic basic open-neann duieu wjum high as $50 at mill. In wire rods there has been a cood demand in the Eastern market, a num ber of sales of blocks of 500 and LOOO tons hav lng been made. In one instance $56 50 waspaid by an Eastern consumer, the seller being an Eastern mill. . In rail fastenings the market is very quiet and not so film. Steel and iron angle bars are being offered at 2.10c delivered. Spikes remain nominally $2 S02 25. In old rails offerings of foreign double heads during the week have been a disturbing factor. They have been of fered at 27. ex-ship. One lot of L,bO0 tons is now afloat from India, but it is a question whether it will be sold in this country or will be forwarded to England. We hear of no transactions. In scrap the volume of business is very small. Holders ask $23 5U24 00 for No. 1 wrought, in yard, which consumers are not willing to pay. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS. Uow Some of the British Metal Market! Contrast With America. BY CABLE TO THE IE0X AGE. London, February a The market for pig iron has been unsettled and depressed. Con sumers and shippers have purchased sparingly and speculative interest has been chiefly in the direction of realizations, owing to lack of incen tive to further purchases or holding. Scotch warrants sold down to 511, and large lotto! Cleveland were let go, resulting in a drop in prices for the same to 5Z Additional furnaces m. hinnlnr in for the nroductlon of hematltrs. and that fact has weakened warrants, although a good demand is reported for makers' brands for spring shipment to the continent In tin plate business has been small and the market is weaker, with 16.3 now a full price for Bessemers. The American demand has not improved to the slightest extent. The works in all localities continue busy. Renewed in quiry from America, alone with fair purchases nd attempts to cover short sales, materially strengthened the market for block tin, and on Friday business was done at up to 91 pounds, 12.6 for prompts. Since then the movement has been in the opposite direction. There Is little good quality copper available here at tbe present. The stock consists chiefly of English and American ingots, inferior brands of Chill bars and anaconda matte. Smelters continue to show Chill bars a prefer ence, owing to their being cheaper than the prices at which argentiferous ore and matte are held. There is a scarcity of furnace material generally. Deliveries of bars during January were un usually heavy, and 400 tons were shipped to France. A sale was made of SO tons Montana matte at 113 to arrive in Liverpool. Specula tion in copper has been small. A lot of 250 tons merchant bars was sold at 4S pounds 12.6 cash on Tuesday. Reports from the continental markets up to the close of the week reported brisk trade in iron and steel of nearly all descriptions. Con tinued -tort supplies of fuel cause anxiety, and prices are np more or less all around. BRITISH IRON HAREETS. Latest Quotations on AH Grades of Interest to Home Mannfoctnrcr. The American Manufacturer in its special cable report gives the following quotations: Scotch Pig Warrants have been pressed for sale and prices have undergone a further sharp decline, touching as low as 52s., or 4s. 6d. below the -price a week ago. Makers' iron for con sumption and export has been purchased spar ingly and prices are lower. NalColtness 78s. 6d. f.o. b. Glaseow No. 1 Summerlee 76s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Gartsberrie 76s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Langloan 75s. Od. f.0. b. Glasgow No. 1 Cambroe -55s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow No. IShotts -76s. 60. f.o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Glengarnock. ...75s. Od. atArdrossan. No. 1 Dalmelllngton .65s. Od. atArdrossan. No. 1 Eelinton 56s. Od. atArdrossan. Bessemer Pig There nas been very heavy scllincof hematite warrants by Glasgow firms and realizations by other holders, the effect of which was to creatlv depress tbe marxet Makers' prices are very unsettled, with West Coast brands at 82s. Od. for Noa. i, 2, 3, f. o. b. shipping point. Middlesbrough Pig In Cleveland warrants there has been a drop to 51s. 6d. under the pressure ot forced sales, and makers' prices are down proportionately, with no Imnrovement in tales. Makers offer No. 3 at 53s. 6d. f. o. b. Spiegeleisen The demand continues good. Sellers offer sparingly and hold prices firm. English 20 per cent quoted at 130s.135s. f. o. D. at works. Steel Wire Rods There is only a moderate trade doing and prices are nominal. Mild steel. No. K. quoted at 9 12s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping Steel Rails Inquiries have been more numerous and makers are firm at previous prices. .Heavy sections quuteu at x os. uq. x. o. b. shipping point. Steel Blooms Demand is running good and prices are firm. Bessemer 7x7 quoted 6 15s. f. o. b. shipping point. ,..,.. Steel Billets Makers -fedd at old prices, and the demand continues fairly active. Bessemer (size2Kx2K) quoted at 7 f. o. b. shipping point. Steel blabs There Is a fair demand for theie and makers' prices are unchanged. Ordinary kites quoted at 7 1 o. n. shipping point. Crop Ends Fair business doing and prices steady. Run of the mill quoted at 3 12s. 6d0 tn ii r a ii klilnnin? noint. Old Ralis There continues tofbe a very fair demand. Holders arc firm at last week's prices. Tees quoted at 4 2s 6d, and double heads at i 5sg4 10s f. o. D. Scrap Iron Uemand Is running fair and prices remain very firm. Heavy wrought quoted at 3 10s.3 35s. f. o. b. shipping points. Manufactured Iron Trade in this depart ment moderate but prices held firmly. Stafford ord. marked bars. (f. o. b. L'pool) -11.JP?S!1 P, 9SS " common bars 9 0s0d9 6s0d black sheet singles 11 0s Odail 6s Od Welsh bars. f. o. b. Wales. . . 8 7s 6d 8 12s 6d Steamer Freights Glasgow o New York, 2. Od. Liverpool to New York. 10s. Od. Pig Tin A large business has been done. Prices advanced sharply on heavy purchases, bnt afterward reacted on realizations. Straits quoted at 93 15s. Od. for spot; futures (8 v months), 94 12s. 64. . ' ' Copper Business has been moderate and prices have ruled somewhat lower. Chill bars quoted 48 17s. 6d,for spot, 49 7s. M. for future delivery. Best selected Engusn, 5610f. . . Lead Sales haTe been larger and the market is steadier. 8panlsh quoted at 12 17s. 6d. Spelter There has Seen a further decline in prices and demand is slow. Ordinary Slleslan quoted at 23. Tin Plate The market rather dnll and prices weaker under the influence of decline in iron. "Works are very busy and stocks continue to accumulate. L & charcoal, Allaway grade, f. o. b. Liverpool 17s. 6d.&SSSr St Bessemer steel, coke finish 16s. 3d.00s. Od. Siemens steel, coke nnlsh 16s. 6d.600s.pd. B. V. grade coke. 14x20 15s. 6d.00s. Od. Dean grade ternes 14s. 6d.15s. Od. MARKETS BY WIRE. Wheat Active, But the Dovrownrd Move ment Continued Corn nnd Oats Re ceive More Attention Ho Frodnels Qalet. Chicago There was a good trade In wheat to-day, although somewhat unsettled, with fluc tuations confined within a range of c Things were a little mixed and the' character ot the news received such as to make operators un certain as to which course to pursue. The mar ket suited out strong and prices were y,c higher, but libsral selling at the advance canned a reaction of c, again advanced c un der active covering by shorts, later became weaker and prices declined c, and closed c lower than yesterday. Brudttr eel's statement of stocks, which re ported a decrease during January, was looked upon as a bull feature, but later, when It waa ascertained that the decrease was not aa much as January of last year, the report was not looked on as bullish, and some of the early buy ers turned sellers. The rumor that the wheat shipped from Baltimore the past day or two was not for export had a weakening effect upon the market. Corn received considerable attention, the market ruling fairly active within i range, after which it became dull and uninteresting. The feeling was weafcei. The market opened at yesterday's dosing prices, was weak andsold off M6c, ruled steady and closed JiJclower tbiu yesterday. Oats were active and unsettled, and closed at ViMc lower for May, but steady for the near deliveries. There was heavy selling of May by .w nn.Mtn,B hn Hfsnnapd of about L000.00U bushels said to be long. One ooerator bought freely, but prices receded c Iter his per sistent purchases caused a reaction of J4c,which was the opening, but weakened slightly again, the market closing easy. .... An ei.y f eellne prevailed in pork and trading was moderate. Prices ruled ai15c lower, and tbe market closed quiet at inside figures. Lard attracted very little attention. The feeling was easy and prices declined and closed steady at the reduction. A light business was reported in short rtps. Prices ruled about 2Xc lower and the market closed tame. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT No. 2, March. 76(60-6 76c; Mv- 79Ji79H78K78Kc: Jul3,775i olSiNo. 2. March. 29K29K2BU 29X May, 31X315eS31WS31Kc; July. 3263 31OATNo. 2, Mav. 22Xe22Ke221X22e: June. S2yi22ii2l2lc ,.-,,,., MESS PORK, per bbL-March. J982K982K 9 80&9 SO; May. $10 17H01O 17K6U0 V-m0 05; June.$10 20010 20010 19011 (ML May. $6 02kG 02K5 97K6 0&; June, $0 07K 6 106 056 OS. short Ribs, per 100 Bis. March, $4 80 4 fc04 7504 7$ May. $4 92K4 92X4 9001 00; June, $4 97K So. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. No.2 spring wheat, 74c; Tin a unrinr- wheat. 67c: No.2 red. 74jc no.2 corn. aSKc No. 2 oats, 2021c. No. 2 rye, 43c No. 2 barley, 5537c No, 1 flaxseed. SI 33. Prime timothy seed. $1 18. Mess pork, per bM. $9 75 Ml Lard, per 100 lbs. Si 80. Short nbs sides (loose), $4 7604 8a Dry salted shoulders fboxed), $4 25; short clear sides (boxed). So 0505 10. Sugars un changed. Receipts Flour, 23,000 barrels: wheat. 14.000 bushels: corn, 28.000 bushels; oits. 127,000 bushels; rye, 11.000 bushels: barley. 73,000 bushels. Shipments Flour.12,000 Barrels; wheat. 15,000 bushels: corn, 130,O00buhels; oats. 175TO0O bushels; rye. 3,000 bushels: barley. 46.000 bushels. , On tbe Produce Exchance to-day the butter market was unchanged. Eggs, 12413c Nirw York Flour weak and fairly active. Cnrnmeal weaker: yellow western, S3 2502 60. Wheat Spot dull, unsettled, lower and heavy; options fairly active. 0?ic down and heavy. Rye Western. 566oc; Canada, 67060c. Barley firm. Barlev malt strong. Corn Spot quiet and weaker; options moderately active and weaker. Oats Spot dull and weaker; options dull and lower. Coffee Options opened steady to 5010 points up. closed steady to 1520 points up; sales, 35,250 bags, including February. 16.50c; March. 15.S515.90c; April, lo.85ai5.95c; Mav. 15.k015.90c; June, ia70l6.80c: July, 15.7515.90c; September. 15.7015.S0e: October. 15.7015.75c;November. 15.65815.70c: December, 15.55015.65; spotRIn active and higher; fair car- ,rvw 1LT 1T1 f. Vlnl...! V.wnrlMtll EOe 1174c; ii u. I, kiylm mcow X. W" w..w- strong. Rice active and firm. Cotton strong. Tallow steady. Kosln quiet; stralnad. com mon to good. $1 12&Q1 15. Turpentine dull and lower at 2124c. Begs firmer and in fair de mand; Western. lSJi14c; receipts, 3,282 pack ages. Lard easy and at a demand: sales, 250 tierces Western steam at $6 20; options, sales. 5.000 tierces: February, $6 18; March, $3 216 22. closing $6 20 bid; April, $8 2706 28. closing at 50 io 01a; wav, vo oa. uiw iiuici, uvj creamery steady; Elein. 2SK2c: western dairy, 8016c; do creamery, 1227c; do held, 8015c: do factory, 15017c Cheese firm: west ern. 8010c Phil adklphia Flour dull, weak and un settled. Whet quiet; fair to good milling wheat. 78S4c; prime to fancy western. 87092c: No. 2 red. February. 80X81r: March, 81K82c; April, 82Ji6S3c May. 84Ji85Vic Corn-Options opeued a shade easier, but there was a good inquiry from shippers, and the market subsequently recovered, closing firm: car-lots for local trade quiet, but steamer and No. 2 ruled steady, while lower grades were weak and unsettled; car lots in export elevator firm: No. 4 mixed, track and In grain depot, 82c; No 3 mixed, in elevator, 84Ke: steamer in ex port elovator quoted at S5)$c; No. 2, for local trade. 37K3iJc; No. 2. in export elevator, S6Vfc;No. 2mtxed,February. SSJgSSJc; March, S6K36Mc; April. 363&Kc; May. S7K038C Oats Car lots ruled firm, with moderate de mand; No. 3 white. 2S29c; No. 2 white, 29J 30c: futures quiet but steady: No. 2 white, February. 2929)c: March, 28?f29Mc; April. 2!29ic: May, 29K295ic tggs duU and easy: Pennsylvania firsts, 13X014C. Minneapolis Wheat Receipts .for theday nra 144 care: shiDments. 299 cars. There was a good demand for milling wheat at the open ing, but before it was taken the demand ceased, apparently because futures declined: millers held back for concessions, and afterthe middle of tbe session the market dragged badly: there was some lowgrade wheat on hand that holders were unable to dispose of, and that sort was considered the poorest and wouldn't sell at any respectable price: closing quotation: No. 1 hard. February, 78c; May, S0ie: on track, 78Vic; No. 1 Northern. Febrnarv. 75ci May, 77J4c; on track, 7677c: JNO. z Konnera, reoruary, 73c; May, 75$c; on tradk, 7374c St. Louis Flour steady and firm. Wheat Under various influences prices which opened a fraction higher declined prcttysteadlly under free sellinc and othr causes and closed K2o bPlow yesteruay; No. 2 red. cash, 76c: Slav 77J 78Jc, closed at TTJfc asked: June. 77K077c. closed at77K77Kc; July. 74575?c, closed at 74c Corn Cash had an active export de in md and prices were firmer. No.' 2 sclline at 2626c: May, 27K2SJJc. closing at 27c; Jufr,2Sjs28iC closing at 28Xc Oats Cash higher; No, 2 cash, 21c; May easier at 21c Rye dull at 42c bid. Barley quiet; sales sample lots of Minnesota at 53c Flaxseed $1 251 SO. Provisions quiet and weak. Pork 110 25. Milwaukee Flour dull. Wheat easy; No. 2 spring, on track, cash. 72073c; May. 733ic; No. i v,rh.n R1 Cnrn itpidr: No. 8. on track. i Ttnrthnrn. 81c Corn steady: No. S. on track. 2S028KC Oat firm: No. 3 white, on track, 22JJ c Rye steady; No. L in store. 43Hc Barley steady; No. 2, in store. 42c Provisions easier. Pork, S9 75. Cheese unchanged: cheddars,99fc Baltimore Provisions steady ana firm. Butter Choice stiff; others dull; Western packed, 14017c; best roll, 16018c; creamery, 250 27c Eggs quiet at 12c Toledo Cloverseed active and steady; cub, 3 35: February, S3 30; March, S3 So. TRYING 10 ESCAPE THE LAW. The Lenox Bank People Willi t Par Up if Let Alooe. rsrxciAL TXLiaiuJi to td DisrxTcn.1 New Yobk, February 6. The Lenox Hill Bank is now the most interesting iacfor in the bank situation. Desperate efforts are being made by everybody involved to put it on a solvent basis so that the depositors, at least, shall receive their money. There is good reason for believing that this could be ae- icomplished if a guarantee could be given that no criminal prosecution should be un dertaken against President Wallack or any other of the implicated persons. Whether this point will be yielded, and If so, by whom, is the most interesting problem of the whole situation. Strong pressure is being brought to bear upon persons who have evidence of a crim inating nature in their possession. If this evidence could be destroyed the individnals in danger of prosecution would feel com paratively safe without any further guaran tee of immunity, and they evidently think that its destruction wonld make its pos sessors guilty of compounding a lelony. FOUND A PURCHASER. The Caldwell Mansion in Allegheny Sold at a Good Figure. AH ORNAMENT FOR PKNN AVENUE. Interesting Statistics of the Growth of the Electrical Business. A GOOD BEP0RT FROM THE SOUTH The Caldwell nroperty, No. 73 Lincoln avenue, Allegheny City, a dwelling of 12 rooms, with stable and other onthuildings, lot 36 by 140 feet, was sold by W. A. Her ron & Sons yesterday for J25.000. There was a report which could not be confirmed that Judge Ewing was the purchaser. This is the same property that was offered at public sale by the above named firm a short time ago, and withdrawn on a bid of $20,025. It was learned yesterday that M. Seibert Co. propose to Improve their Penn avenue purchase by erecting bn it one of the finest fur niture warehouses in the country. It will be seven or eight stories high, and contain all of tbe latest Improvements for tbe rapid dispatch of business. Work on the building will begin early In the spring. The following is the concluding paragraph of a letter addressed to The Dispatch by a mer chant In Nashville: "The farmers are almost entirely out of debt prosperous and happy. There are few mortgages on Southern farms. Southern towns are developing at a marvelous rate faster, perhans, than ever before known in any portion of this country. Small manufact uring establishments are springing up all over theSontb. and inmost cases are exceedingly prosperous. In short, there is an increased ac tivity In all branches of industry. The next ten years will, in my opinion, offer the greatest op portunities ever known for money making In the South." The increase in the use of electric lights and electric mortors has been greater during the past few years than most people probably imagine. The number of electrio lighting com panies In the United States and Canada oper ating central stations at the begming of 1886 was 450. This number had increased at the be ginning of 1887 to 750, at the beginning of 1S89 to nearly 1.200 and at the beginning of 1890 to 1,277, including 25 In Mexico and Central Amer. ica. Meantime 263 gas companies had en gaged in electrio lighting, so tbatf the total number of companies engaged In electrio light ing at present is 1,513. The number of isolated or private incandescent and arc light plants at the beginning of 1887 was about 1,000 each. Now there are 3,925 privateplants in the United States, 175 in Canada and 200 in Mexico and Central America, making 4,300 in all. The number of arc lamps in use In 1882 was 6,000. This number doubled each year for four years and has since grown rapidly until there are now 235,000 arc lamps In use. The number of incandescent lights has increased from 525, 000 in November, 18S8, to 3,000,000 at present. The number of electric motors now In opera tion in the country is estimated at 15,000, many of them from 15 to 50 horse power. There are nearly 200 electric railways in over 125 towns and cities, and these have In operation or under contract 1,884 cars on L2G0 miles of track. The anthracite coal companies have deter mined to keep down production, so as to pre vent any further accumulation. The reduc tion for the first 25 days of tbe year was about 14 per cent less than for the same periods last year. Tbe companies have also adopted the Dolicvof shuttinedown some collieries alto gether, and working only those that can be worked to the best advantage, so that tbe cost ot getting out coal is proportionately very much less than it would be If all tbe collieries were working on short time. There is still more or less talk ot finding new markets, but it Is only talk. President Gowen once talked of shipping anthracite to England, and was al ways looking for new outlets. It is safe to say that there are very few new markets for an thracite coal that could be reached without an expense that would absorb all the profit, A prominent railroad official says that al though the announcement of the intended withdrawal of the Chicago and Northwestern and Union Pacific from the Inter-State Com merce Association caused considerable un easiness at first, more careful consideration of the situation discovers a more hopeful feeling among the officials of the leading lines. Con servative railway men express the opinion that the meeting of the managers on the 11th Inst, will result in a reorganization of the Inter State Commerce Association on a basis that will not only prove more effective in maintain ing harmony among the officials of the various rival lines, but give better security tor tbe sup port of rates, and that the companies above mentioned will oe inaucea to remain in tne re constructed association. An expert In such things has figured out the amount ot English capital invested In American industries last year as 8100,000,000, and thinks that quite as much more will become inttrested in similar enterprises during 1890. The effect upon the prosperity of the nation and Amer ican finances does not seem, as jet. to be de finitely understood, but the movement is cer talnly increasing the working capital ot the country by the amount thus placed. w The reports from the Illinois, Kansas. Ken tucky and Nebraska State Agricultural De partments, relative to the growing wheat crop, have been received. They are all very favor able. The Illinois acreage is 10 per cent larger than a year ago. The condition everywhere is fine. The Kansas acreage is estimated to show an increase of 20 per cent, with condition every where. While there has been no snow to speak of, there has been no freezing weather to injure the roots, and the stalks are strong and vigorous. ' DRIFTING DOWNWARD. Local Securities Still Dominated by Bearish Influence Ep nnd Dovvnu. There was a good attendance of brokers at tbo stock calls yesterday, but Captain Bar bour was unable to rouse them to tbe sticking point Tbe result was that very little business was transacted, sales amounting to only 126 shares. The only explanation ot the dullness was that orders were largely on tbe bear side. This seems reasonable enough, since no other obstacle is known to exist the properties being In cood shape and money easy. V hlle there were few important changes In quotations, the majority of the active list was weaker. Manufacturers' Gas Company was wanted at 10, but none was offered. On the last day of 1889 it was held at 25, and could have been sold at about 17. HOBxrao. ArrxBWOOX. Did. Asked. Bid. Asked. FltU. P.S.AM. Ex... Allegheny Hat Bank.. Commercial Na. Bank.. Dnquesne Nat. Bank.. Fidelity T. A T. Co... Masonic Bank.......... Second Nat B , Ally.. Third N. B.. Alley.... Allegheny Heating Co. Brldgewater Uas Charters VallevG.Co. Manufacturer's Gas Co Ohio Valley........... People's . O. A P. Co. Pennsylvania Gas Co.. Philadelphia Co. Westm'el'd A Cambria Wheeling Uas Co 'Washington Oil Co Central Traction Citizens' Traction..... Pitts. Traction Pleasant Valley Pitts.. A. A Man Allegheny Valley Chartlers Railway ritu. Junction R.K.CO H. . A CGas Coal Co. Charlotte Mining Co... ij. Norla Mining Co... tl 62 85 .. . 85 98)4 16 .... 163 ltl .... 161 tlH 210 171H 100 29 40 41 10 .... It 14 UK UX 14)4 "six "six K "i'X 3 1 )9 1SH 18 DO 31V ! SIK 64 65X 64 65ij 41 . . 43 22 23 9( 1) 290 ...." ISO 45 43 .... 27 an a sex 38 .... 22$ 24 21$ 2$ 47X 43 47) 43 30 ,. a . .. 17H IS 17i" .... 109 109M 109M 89 Luster Mining Co Westlnghonte Electric Granite Booting Co.... Mew Castle, Water Co. O. 8. ASlg. Co 'WeitlngbouseAlrb'ke. Urocers' 8. A 8. Co.... Bales at tbe first call were 10 shares of Elec tric at iSii and 10 at 48. At tbe last call SO shares of People's Pipeage brought 14H, 86 Switch and Signal 17K, and 20 Central Trac- Andrew Cuter bought 125 shares of Pleasant Valley at 22. E. P. Long sold 100 Shares of Airbrake at 109. Fred Rlnehart sold S7.000 Six. teenth ward 4 per cent school bonds at 100i and Interest, and $3,000 Frick Coke Company pnrchase money bonds at par and interest Edward P. Long, 99 Fourth avenue, sold 125 PITTSBURG DISPATCH, shares Pleasant VaUey at 2 40 Electric at 48. and 10U Airbrake at 109. v ...... The total sales ot stocks at New York Tester, day were 231,292 shares, including Atchison, 6.720; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Hy 800. Louisville and Nashville 11685; Missouri Paciflo 3.S0gi.Reading. 51,120: Richmond and West Fointj015; St. Paul, 5,350. UP TO TAB MARKET. The Financial Situation Tnvprable to Bor rowers Smalt BUI Scarce. The local money market is working toward greater ease. Any reasonable amount of money can be borrowed at 6 per cent Routine business yesterday was np to the mark. du bills were scarce. The exchanges were $2,302,. 769 43 and the balances $408,072 87. An interesting decision was recently rendered by the English Court of Appeals in a case arising out of the practice of exchanging checks. The action wasinstituted by the Wilts and Dorset Banking Company against a cus tomer named Cook to recover from him tbe balance of an pverdrawn bank account. The defendant was a customer of the bank and kept a deposit account Ith It. In the course of the month of April last, be exchanged checks with a customer of his own named Bruce, to tbe amount of 650. The Utter were drawn upon Messrs. Hancock, at Wivellscombe, and upon presentation were dis honored. Cook's own checks having been presented and cashed. The result was that Cook's account was overdrawn and tne bank sued Cook to make good the amount. The defendant met the action by two pleas, first, that the bank had accepted in satisfaction a check which defendant had obtained from Bruce; and, secondly, that tbe bank had caused delay and exhibited negligence by sending Bruce's checks up to the Clearing House in London instead of presenting them the next day at the bank whereon they were drawn tnat ir t ni. lAttpr runnta nil Deen auuutcu .mo defendant would have known of the dishonor ot the earlier checks and would thereupon have ceased exchanging checks with Bruce. In the lower Court Justice Wills found for the plaintiff for the amount sued for. An ap plication for leave to appeal was made, which was granted subject to the condition that the, defendant should bring the full amount claimed into court. To this the defendant de murred and took exception to the portion of the order requiring the deposit of the amount in court. Au appeal from it was taken, on the hearine of which Justice Day of the Court of Appeals said he thought of sending the checks throngh the clearing house was the usual course of business, which was greatly to the convenience, not only of bankers, but of the public and the Court in givine judgment held that there was no evidence of any laches, and they expressed tbo opinion that Justice Wills bad exercised a wise discretion. On both the points raised the onus lay on the defendant and If he wished to insist upon them, he must show his bona fides by bringing the money into oourt. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 35 per cent; last loan, 4: closed offered at U Prime mercantile paper. 56f Sterling exchange quiet and steady at J4 83K for Way bills and 84 88$ for demand. Closlnr Bond Quotation!. U. s. ,reg.... U. S. 4s. coup.. U. 8.4HS, rec. U. 8. i& coup ..va ..1Z1H ..103H U.K. AT. Gen. Is . 64?4 Mutnal Union .. ..102 V. J. C. Int. UerI...lUH Northern Fac lsts.,114 Northern Fac.M..lH)4 Northw't'n eonoli.l4Z , Northw'n deben's..H0 Oregon A Trans. SS.105M St. 1.. AI.M. Uen.M 91 St. L. &S.F.Gen.il. lli; St. Paul consols ....US St.Fl, ChlAFclsts.118 Tx., Pc.L. G.Tr.Es. KM Tx.,Fe.K.GJ.T.Kctf 40 racincuoi .116 Loulslanastampedis 87M Missouri oa wu Tenn. new set. 6s... 107)4 Tenn. new set. 5s.. ..102 Tenn. newset.as.... 74 Canada So. 2ds 100 Cen. Paclflclsts HI Den. AK. a., lsu. ..US Den. JtB.ll. 78 U.AK.G.West,lsu. Krla. Ull 102 union jr&c. um...m7s West shore Ifcft a. S.. AT. Gen. 6S..74H New YOBK-Clearmg3.S127.001,960; balances. Boston Clearings, S17.124.405; balances, 11, 944.386. Money. 56 per cent. ,... . . Philadelphia Clearings, 810,611,848; bal ances, $1,561,236. ,, Baltimore Clearings, t2.818.058; balances. 8581.916. LONDOlf The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day 1; 8.000. Tbe bullion in the Bank of England increased 362.000 during the past week. The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to Fiabilitv is now 49.20 per cent Paris Three per cent rentes, 87f 624c for the account. The weekly statement of the Bank of Franco shows an Increase of 1,950,000 francs gold and 2,175.000 irancs stiver. CHICAOO-Clearlngs, $10,310,000. New York exchange, 12jjc nremtnm. Money, 6K8 per cent on call and 67 per cent on time. ST. LouiS Clearings. $3,612,694: balances, $837,785. .DULL AND STEADY. Petroleum Not Altogether Dependent on Bailors for It Backbone. While there was nothing in the least exciting associated with the oil market yesterday, and very little doing, it was steady from first to last, within very narrow limits. The range was: Opening. $1 06; highest, $1 07: lowest, $1 OSJf; closing, $1 06. the extreme fluctuation beine Ji of a cent. . New York attempted to Stir things up in tbe interest of the longs by opening at $1 08, and there was some realizing at that figure, bnt the movement wis not general enough to make a success of it. and tbe Eastern crowd soon fell In line with tbe Western. Wednesday's clear ings were 816.000 barrels. At Turkeyfoot the unagewater uas compa ny's No. 4, on the Smith farm. Is in and doing 60 barrels a day. Buzzell & Co.'s Foreshaw farm well No. 2 has reached tbe sand and will proba bly be good for 75 barrels. The Crago No. 1, of Staley & McDonnell, has been cleaned out, and shot, with the resnlt of Increasing its output to 50 barrels a day. The Gladden No. 1, at Canonsburg, is making 60 barrels a day as the result of tbe recent shot given it Hart Bros. & McDanlel No. 3, in the Washington field. Is through the Gordon and put down as a 3o-barrel producer. The J. S. Mitchell No. 2, of the Washington Oil Compa ny, which Is rated as a 40-barrel well, is throueh the Gordon and drilling to the fifth sand. Gib ney & Co.'s Brownlee well has a fair showing in the 50 foot sand, and is about 20 feet in it The well on the Cramp prooerty, in the Char tiers Valley field, Is located across the creek on tbe Steubenville pike, about a mile from tbe Davis well. It is tbe first well to cross the creek, and being-drilled as a test venture, is for that reason an important one. Daven & Mc Clnre are the owners. Tney have leased 50 acres in this locality, 6 ot the Cramp property and 45 of the Walsh farm, and should the Cramp well turn out a good one.they will drill several more on the property leased. Feature pt the Market. Corrected dally by John M. OaEiey A Co., 45 Sixth street, mpmbers of the Pittsburg Petro leum .Exchange. Opened 108KI Lowest... Highest .....hWXl Closed.... K6 10tH Birrels. 41,169 67.tf3 63.514 Average charter Average shipment Average runs. ........ ...... BeHned, Hew York. 7.80c Kcflnert, London. 5 lVlGd. RnflnMl Antwern. lSKr. Kenned. Liverpool. 64. -Kenned. Bremen, 6.80m. A. B. McGrew quotes: S107K. Puts, $1 06; calls. Other Oil Market. On. CiTT. February 6 Petroleum opened at SI 06 highest, $1 07: lowest, $1 06K; closed at $108 BRADFORD. February 6. Petroleum opened at $1 06; closed, $1 00; highest, SI 0 lowest, $106?f. New -Yobk, February 6. Petroleum opened firm for spot and strong for March option, but after tbe first sales became weak, March de clining to tl 06 and spot to f 1 06; a slight rally then occurred and tbe market closed steady at $1 06 for spot and $1 06 for March delivery. Stock Exchange: Opening. SI 07; highest SI 07; lowest, $1 06; closing, SI 06. Consolidated Exchange: Opening. $1 08; high est, $108; lowest SI 06: closing, $1 06. Total sales, 352,000 barrels. LANDS AND HOUSES. A Big Deal on Fosrih A venae- Other Im portant Transaction. C. H. Love, 93 Fourth avenue, sold the prop erty No. 162 Fourth avenue? lot 22 by abont 85 feet, with three-story building, for L M. Clark for $22,500 cash. Abraham Israel was the pur chaser. Black t Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to Galen C. Hartman, a piece of property on 13c qnet street, Fourteenth ward, Oakland, being In size 69 feet 9 inches by 120 feet In depth, for a price approximating $3,150. W. A. Herron A Sons sold a brick house of six rooms and finlshed.attlc, being No. ISO Bed ford avenue, near Central Traction lines, for $3,800. Peter Shields, 533 Grant street and Virgin alley, sold a lot in McCord plan, Boquet street, Oakland, 123x120 feet, to Robert Fowler, for $890; also, lot on Bates street, to Pat Donahue for E. L. Porter, 30x100, for $300; also, lot on Homewood avenue, Twenty-second ward, to J. H.Nusser for John G.Mathews. Terms pri vate. Samuel W. Black 4 Co., 99 Fourth avenue, sold No. 9 Oakland square, Fourteenth ward, lot 80x100, with an eight room brick dwelling, lor $7,650. Reed B. Coyle & Co., 181 Fourth avenue, sold for William Loefner to Julius C. Low, a modern FRIDAY, 3TEBRTTARY stone front residence on lot 22x14ft situated on Meyran avenue. Oakland, for S8.700 cash. Alles 4 Bailey, 161 Fourth avenue, sold for Jacob Beuscher a brick dwelling, jwo-story, of three rooms, etc, stable on rear, lot 20 feet by. 80 feet, on Keed street, near OverhiU street, Pittsburg, to Joe 8hellKopf for SLoOO. Baltensperger Williams. 154Fourth avenue, sold for John Joculm a frame dwelling of eight rooms, lot 20x90, situate on Charles street. Tenth ward, Allegheny-consideration private. A FfRM TONE The Frlnclpnl Feature of the Dealing in Railroad Shares-The Sugar Trust Stronger Lead Palled Both Way. New Yobk, Feoruary 6. The stock market was a little more active to-day, and displayed a Arm tone throughout most of the time, though there was considerable feverishness, especially in the forenoon, and some irregularity during the entire session. The bears were not so ag gressive as usual of late, and their feeble at tempt to depress prices was met with such re sistance, that during the afternoon especially, they were more Inclined to cover than to ham mer the list. The disquieting rumors from Chicago which have been so marked of late were conspicuous hv their absence, and the news from London was of he most encouraging character. As a result the coal stocks, especially Reading and Jersey Central, were much stronger, the former especially, large blocks of shorts being covered. The short Interest is still very small, though to-day the loaning rates were easier. The price again crossed 4Land at that figure a large block of stock was supposed to have been bought for the short account, though the support was evi dently from the clique. Korlr Tslnnrt m strnntr UD to 93. atwhlCU figure there seemed to be plenty of stock for sale, and It was not until late in the afternoon that it got much beyond it, though it came back again at the close. The bears talk con fidently of another decline in it If the general market gets weak again, but there was also good buying in the stock to-day upon Stories of a deal with an elevated railroad party who wish to use tbe tracks of the Rock Island in Chicago. The foreigners were again active In Louisville and Nashville, and it scored a full point, though there was no special activity in tbe stock. In the Trusts the greatest strength vMiiinm hvflrMrir on a eomnarativelv small volume of business, and it rose 66K to 59, re taining most of the Improvement at the close. Lead was pulled both ways to-day, and while there waa a large business in it tbe fluctuations were small and little or no progress was made as the resnlt of tbe day's operations. Among the inactive slocks Manhattan waB again conspicuous for Its strength. Tbe rest of the list was dnll and without feature of import ance, and dealings reached a smaller amount of stocks than lor tne past iew uays. The speculative activity is still confined principally to the operators on the short ac count, but declines meet with such resistance that the traders are quick to take tbe bull side on any appearance of a rally. The final changes to-day are generally advances, and while Chicago and East Illinois lost 1 per cent, Jersey Central rose 2, Sugar V& and Colorado Coalljfc . . . j Railroad bonds were more active to-day, and tbe number traded in was so large and so well distributed that no special activity was shown in any one issue. The character of tbe deal ings, however, was in no way changed, and a steady to firm tone with small fluctuations pre vailed, and although advances are the more numerous to-night the Important changes In quotations are very fewlnnnmber. Reading thirds convertible rose Vyi to 4 The following taoie snows tne prices ot active stocks on the New York stock xcnanice yester day. Corrected dally Tor The Dispatch by Whitmet A SiETBXicsoif. oldest Fltutourir mem bers olNewYoi. stock Jsxcnange. it fourth ave nue: Clos ing Kid. 26 H 32 5j 74 Wi 118 33)4 4 Open- High Id. est. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. Z1H 27H Low. est Am. Cotton Oil. Aten.. Top.&B.F..... MX S3H 32 uanaaian x-acinc Canada Southern M Central of Hew Jney.ll7 Central facial. 33H Chesaneakea Ohio.... nH C. Car. A UulneT.....I0S C. Mil. A St. Faul.... tan C Itockl. AF KH C, St U A Fltu C St L- AFltts. pf. C. St. F..M. AO 3J C. St.F..JI.AO..pf.. ... C. A Northwestern.. ...110H C.A Mortnwestern. pr. ... C C C. & 1 72 C. C. u. sL, nr UoL Coat A Iron t!H Col. A lioetinc vai Del.. L. A W 1J8K Del. A Hudson. 151 Denver A Bio O Denver s KioU.. m... SOX t. T.. Va. A Ua. 1st Pf. 71 E. T.. Va. A ua. Id pr. 33 S4K lies K 1CSM 6K 831 MM lr.H aiH MH 107 can KH lioii 7J" an lisx ISO KH 71 St iuh e&'i 106 89 Ti 62 103 n 32 V2 110 141 72 mx 2H4 133 1X 18 60J 71 23V 118S 68 90 S4X "J. 74H 27 !? 38 48 18 214 62), 33 7i" 8 151 Vwk 71 S 23 ua M ic" 75 27M 61 .Illinois Central...... ..119 liSxe trio nestern LaKe Kris A West Dr.. 63 Laxesbore AM. O W LoulsvllieAMaibviUe. o Mlehlaran uonirai 8K Mobile A Ohio Mo.. Kan. A rexas.... OX Missouri Faclfle 75 tl. .. Jj. A. A W ... W N.Y..L.E. A W.prer.. 64 S. X.. Ii A St L. It. .. tl A St l. nr. N.V.. t. Abt.Li.24pr .... N. X AJ. SX N. X.. U. A W It NorfolKA Western KorfolkA Weitern.tr. .... Northern Pacine Nortnern Faclno prefc 7X ObloA MIliUilcpl...- .... Oregon imnrovement Orecon Transoon UH FaeinoMall Feo. Pec. A Kvans.... .... Pntladel. A Beadinc .. iH Fullman Palace Oar Blenmona A W. F. .. MK Klehmond A W.F.T.nr 7S St F.. Minn. A Man..U2)4 8 18H 49X 19 74V 7IK 74 3 18 39 19 41)4 189 22 79 112 17 38 83 21H SB 23 V. 85 69V 183? 47X 37J4 38K 4I 0i Tli 22H 7H 78X 11274 1124 8t L. A san rran St. L. A Dan rran nr. St. I,. A San r.lst pt Texu Faolfio IiH 3H Union Faclno WW &H Wabasa 1V "X Wabash nrengrred i'SH 29 Western Union K 8S , Whcelinr A L. , SDH BK Hnjrar Trust MX W National Lead Trust. 16K 1W Chicago Uas Inn.... 47 47 21)4 68V 13K 28H 81V 6S 56(1 U 46 Philadelphia Stock. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, rur- nlshed by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 67 Fourth avenue. Members Ken York Stock Ex change, Kid. Pennsvlvania Kallroad. 54 Keadinc 20M Buffalo, Pittsburg A Western.. Lehigh Valley W LeMgh .Navigation S2K ortbern Pacific P. northern Pacific preierrea 74 Asked. 65 20 11-16 th 3X S2K 75 Cosines Note. Tee Keystone Construction Company has declared a semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent, payable on the 15th inst The sale of the Shane & Clark property on Penn avenue to M. Seibert & Co., was made through Black & Baird. The Washington Oil Company and the West Virginia Natural Gas Company now occupy offices in the Fidelity building. Manager Chaplin, of the Clearing House, was able to attend to business yesterday. He found everything In good shape on his return. It was semi-offlcially stated yesterday that the directors of the Pittsburg Traction Railway bad decided to declare a scrip dividend of $1 50 per share, the same to be credited on the stock. John D. Bailey has added a number of stocks to his list for bis sale next Tuesday aft ernoon, making it one of the best aud most comprehensive ever offered at public sale here The proposed reduction of the capitalstock of the National Lead Trust from $90,000,000 to $30,000,000 was pretty widely discussed yester day, and generally It was looked upon favor ably. The regular annual meeting of the stock holders of the Central District and Printlne Telegraph Company will be held at the com pany'sofHce. corner Fifth avenue and Wood street, on Thursday tbe 13th inst, at 10 o'clock A.H. The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com pany solicits proposals for grading and masonry, cross ties, foundations, etc, bids for which will be received until 12 H., February 26. Tbe work is for the Ohio extension of the road from Elk born, W. Va.. to Ironton, a distance of about 195" miles, the completion of which will be of great importance to Pittsburg by giving an outlet tor her products. Tbe route Is through a fine agricultural and mineral country, which will assure business from tbe start For full Information see the advertisements on another page. Mining Stock. New Tors. February a Mining quota tions: Amador, 100; Aspen, 700; Caledonia. B. H 140; Consolidated California and Virginia, 415s Commonwealth, 850: Deadwood Ter., 150; Comstock Ter., 3,000; Comstock Ten Sep, 8,000; EI Cristo. 100; Homestake. 7o0; Horn Silver, 235; Sierra Nevada. 190; Sutter Creek, 170. When baby was sick, wo gave her Castorla. When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When shehadChtldren.she gave them Castorla, ap9-77-XWTSu 1890. domestic markets; Choice Cabbage and Onions Scarce and Drifting 'Upward. FLORIDA STRAWBERRIES PLEHTI. Liberal Receipts of Grain and Hav, and Sluggish Markets. GENERAL GROCERIES ARE UNCHANGED OFFICE OF PlTTSBUHO DISPATCH. ( Thursday. February 6, 1890: 4 Country Prodaee Jobbing; Price. Etres ara steadier than they have been for a week past, but prices are unchanged. Apples are in better supply, and the upward movement has been arrested. Sweet potatoes are firm and choice stock is higher. There Is very little good cabbage to be had. German cabbage is out of the market for the present, and domestic is coming to the front as a rule, in poor shape. Good stock is very firm at quotations. Onions are scarce and prices keep drifting upward. ln tropical frdit lines markets are quiet. Florida oranges are dull, and prices tend downward. Strawberries from Florida are coming in much earlier than their usual time, and are in good supply. Poultry Is active at prices quoted, with the exception of geese, which are reported dulL BUTTEB Creamery. Elgin, 30031c; Ohio do, 26027c: fresh dairy packed, 22023c; country rolls, 19020c Beaks Navy hand-picked beans, t2 0002 2o; medium. 81 7502 00. Beeswax 25028c vp ft f orcholce; low grade. Cider Sand refined, J7 50; common, $4 60 5 00: crab cider, J8 0008 60 ? barrel; cider vinegar. 10012c 13 gallon. CHKSTjnjTS-45 0005 50 bushel; walnuts, 60070c ip bushel. . ,, CHEESE-Ohio. 11011HC; New York, UKc; Limburger, 9XHc; domestic Sweitzer, 110 13Kc: imported Sweitzer, 23Kc Eoas-1415o straight ft dozen for strictly fresh. . ... , Fruits Apples, rancy, $3 uws uu oarm; cranberries, 0004 25 a crate; strawberries, 35040c a box. , FzATHEBS-Extra live geese. 6060c;Ncl, do. 40045c: mixed lots. 3035c V ft. POULTBT Live chickens, 75080c a pair; dressed. 11014c a pound; ducks 75c$l 3 pair: live turkeys. 13014c V ft; dressed turkeys, 17 18c f! ft. Seeds Clover, choice, 62ftsto bnshel, $4 20 4 40 bushel; clover, large English, 62 fts. Si 35 4 60; clover, Alslke, SS CO; clover, white. $9; timo thy, choice, 45 fi, 1 6001 70: blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, 81 2501 30: blue grass, fancy, 14 fts, 81 30; orchard grass, 14 fts. 81 40; red top' 14 fts. SI 00; millet. 50 fts. 1 00; Hungarian grass. 50 fi, SI 00: lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, S3 60 $ bushel of 14 IBS. Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, ffi Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, S3 00 03 50: fancy, MOO03OO; Florida oranges. 13 00 at 00: bananas. SI 7502 00 firsts. 81 0001 25 good uuii- new pine armies S2 50 W dozen. VEOETABtjES JTOiatuea, irnm BWin, .mujiwv, on track, 45050c; cabbages. !2002 50 a bar rel: Dutch cabbage. S15 00 ft hundred: celery, 40c S dozen; Jersey sweet notatoes, $4 5004 75 a barrel: turnips, SI 0001 25 a barrel; onions, S4 5005 25 a barrel; SI 5001 75 per bushel. Buckwheat Flour 22Kc V pound. Vi Z TT. '- " ... . ..... C!aA.. Groceries. Gheett coffee Fancy Rio, 2324c; choice Rio, 2122c; prime Rio, 20c; low grade Rio, 1819c; old Government Java. 2728c: Mar acaibo. 2324c: Mocha, 2829c; Santos. 2024c; Caracas, 2224c: peaberry. Rio, 23 21c; La Guayra, 2324c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades, 2529c; old Government Java, bulk, 3133c;Maracalbo, 2728c; Santos, 24 28c; peaberry, 28c; choice Rio, 25c; prime Rio, 23c; good Rio, 22c; ordinary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves, 19zuc; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c: pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70g80c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Kc; Ohio, 120, 8c: headlieht, 150, 8c; water white, 10c; globe, 1414c; elaine, 14c; car nadine, lfc: royallne, 14c; globe red oil, 11 llc; purity 14c. Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4847c ! gallon: summer, 4043c. Lard oil, 70c SYROP9 Corn syrup, 2830c; choice sugar syrup, 3338o; prime sugar syrup, 30033c; strictly prime, 334835c: new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 48050c; choice, 47c; medium. 8843c;. mixed, 404te. SODA Bi-carb in kegs.8c: bl-carb In s. Hie; bl-carb, assorted packaces, 56c; sal soda in kecs. l&c; do granulated. 2c Cawdles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, f set. 8c; raraffine, 110112c Rice Head, Carolina, 67c; choice, 6J 6c; prime. 56c: Louisiana, 5a6c Starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 5Q6c; gloss starch, 4?07c ,,, , Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon don lavers. SZ W; camornia lxmaon layers, S2 75: Muscatels. $2 40: California Muscatels. $2 25; Valencia. 1c; Ondara Valencia. 8K 8c: sultana. 9Xc: currants, 65?ic; Turkey -'- .. .. rr.' . a3UTS CS-1 firuues,4$dc: rrenco prunes, oci ooiuu ca prunes. In 2-S package", 8c; cocoanuts. V 100 58 00: almonds. Lan., V ft. ZOc: do, Irlca,19c: do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 14015c; Sicily filberts. 12c: Smyrna figs. 1213c: new dates. 6n pies, evaporated, 9c: apricots, California, evap orated, 1416c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2028c; peaches. California, evaporated, nn pared, 1921c; cherries, pitted.l314c: Cher' rles. unpttted, 66c; raspberries, evaporated, 2526c; blackberries, 78c; huckleberries, loaiize SUGARS Cubes, 7c; powdered. 7c: granu lated. 6c; Confectioners A. 6c; standard A, 6c; soft white, 66c; yelloy, choice, gig 5c; yellow, good. 505c: yellow, fair, 5S 55c: yellow, dark, 5c . ICKLES-Menium. bbls (L200), $5 60; medl- urn, bait bbls (buu), $3 zx SALT-No.l.HBb.95c;No.lex.Tlbbl, $10; dairy, W bbl. $1 20rcoarse crystal, 'f ubl, $120: Hlggms Eureka, 4-bu sacks. $2 80; Hlggins Knreka. 1S-14 fit Dockets. 13 00. CANNED GOODS Standard peaches, $2 00 223: 2ds. SI 651 80; extra peaches, $2 402 CO; pie peaches. 95c; finest corn, $1 001 50: Hid Co. corn, 7590c; red cherries, 90cSl; Lima beans, $1 20; soaked do, 80c; string do, 6065c; mar rowfat peas, $1 101 15; soaked peas, 70S0c; Smeapples, $1 301 40; Bahama do, f-' 75; amson plums,, 9oc; Greengage? $1 25; egg plums. $2 00; California pears. $2 50; do green gages, $1 85; do egg plums, $1 85: extra white chorries, $2 40; raspberries, 95c$l 10; straw berries, tl 10; gooseberries, SI S01 40; toma toes. SalSSQc: salmon. 1-ft- $1 65 1 90. black berries, 65c; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked. 90c; do green, 2-lb, $1 251 60; corn beef, 2-JS cans, $2 05; lift cans, $14 U0; baked beans, $1 51 50; lobster, 1-ft, $1 751 80; mackerel, l-ft can", broiled, $1 60; sardine", domestic. Vis. $4 250 4 50; sardines, domestic s. $3 757 00; sar aines. imported. M, 111 5012 60; sardines, im ported, s, $18 00; sardines, mustard, $3 30: sardines, spiced, $3 50. Fish -Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 ft bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess. $40: extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $32: extra No. 1 do, mess, $36; No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c 1ft ft; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7ci -boneless hake, in strips, 6c; do George's cod in block". 67c Herring Round shore, 54 50 $ bbl.: plit $6 50: lake, $2 75 W 100-ft half bbl. White fish, $6 00 1? 100 ft half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 V half bbl. Fin nan haddock. 10c $ ft. Iceland haliout, 13c $ ft. Plckerel? bbl., $2 00; iibbL, $1 10: Poto mac herring, $5 00 bbl., $2 0 per bbl. OATMEAL-S6 00$8 2i bbl. , Grain. Floor and Feed. There were no sales on call at the Gram Ex change. Receipts as bulletined, 46 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, 10'cars of hay, 11 ot oats, 2 of malt, 2 of feed, 3 ot corn. 1 of barley, 1 of wheat, 1 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis, 1 car of bran, 1 of middlings. 2 of Oats,! of wheat, 3 of corn, 1 of hay. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of hay. By Pittsburg knd Lake Erie, 1 car of hay, 2 of oats. By Pittsburg and Western, 2 cars of hay. Re ceipts of grain and bay so far this week are close up to tbe entire week's average this month or two past Hay is coming to tbe front far beyond the wants of trade and as a result is alow. Only the highest grades of cereals find buyers at quotations. Wheat and flour are quiet and tbe drift of both Is toward a lower level. Prices below are for carload lots on track. SVHEAT-NewNo. 2red,84S5c;No. 3, 81 82c Corn No. 2 yellow, ear. new. 8838c; high Tnt-rAri. new. 34 S6037c: new, 33034c; old, high mixed, shelled, ; K a. A yellow, sneueo, oio. 35S36C itejectea snenea corn, aasx. Oats No. 2 white. 2828c; extra. No. 3, 2707c: mixed. 2425c RTE No. 1 Pennsylvania, and Ohio, 6354c; No. 1 Western, 5152c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, $5 0005 60; winter straight, $1 25i 50; clear winter, $4 0004 25; straight XXXX bakers', $3,6083 75. Rye flour. $3 503 4 75. MIXLFEED Middlings, fine white. $15 003 16 00 V ton; brown middlings. $12 00014 00; winter wheat bran, $11 75012 25; chop feed, $15 60816 00. HAT-Baled timothy. No. 1. $11 25U 75; No. 2 do, $9 60610 60; loose from wagon, $11 00 13 00, according to quality: No. 3 prairie hay, $7 0088 00; packing do, $6 757 00. Btkaw Oats, te 757 OS; wheat and rye straw, to wwo jo. seconds. nnncn: cocoanuis. si umai V dred: fics. 8U09c IS B: dates. 8k7Je ?t lb; laver lies. 12M015kc; new dates, 7e B; Provision. Sugar-cured hams, large. 9c: sugar-cured hams, medium, 10c; sugar-cured hams, small, lOkc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c; sugarcured shoulders. 5Jfc: suear-cured. bonele-s shoulders. TUc: sugar-cured California hams,6Kc;sugar-cured dried Deef flts,9c; sugar cured dried beef sets. 10c: sugar-cured dried beef ronnds. 12c: bacon sbouluers, bKci , bacon clear sides, 7Kc: bacon clear bellies. THe: dry salt shoulders. 6Vc; dry salt clear side. 7c Mew pork, heavy. Jll 00; mess pork, familv, HI 50. Lard Refined, In tierces. 5e; half-barTelSv6e;60-fttuhs,6c; 20ft pails. 6K 50-a tin cans. 5Jic:3- tin pails. BKc; 6-ft tin pails, BVerlO-fttln nails. &.C: 5-& tin pails, 6tC RmokAri unsafe, lone, fie: larce. 5c Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless hams, lOKc feet, half-barrels, H 00; quarter barrel. I Pics' 1215. AN ENORMOUS CHANGE. Thrones Passenger Traffic an the Cable Road Almost Doubled by KednclnA Fare Commutation Ticket Yin P. K. K. Might be Fairer. OWICB oyPlTTSBTJBO DISPATCH. Thursday; February 6. 1890. J There has undoubtedly been a gTeat gain to the East End cable car lines since the re duction of fares, at the expense of the Penn sylvania Eailroad Company. The principal topic now in East End circles Is as to whether the railroad company will submit to the inevi table, and wheel into line on cheap transporta tion of human local live stock. There is little doubt that their losses for Febrnary will ex tend far into tbe thousands. A gentleman who has long patronized the railroad, and would preter to ao it still, saia mis moras; . 'The thing for tbe Pennsylvania Bailroad to do is to issue commutation tickets, to be good until used. As It has been wo have been forced to buy monthly tickets, good only for 64 rides from East Liberty, for which we were required to pay S3 25. If the holder of this ticket hap pened to be sick or away from home during the month he lost accordingly. I, for one, would be glad to go back to the railroad if the com pany would issue tickets, even at tbe old rates, which are a little higher than cable car rates if the tickets were good until used." In connection with this matter of transit to tbe East End tbe fact has been developed by interviews with a number of conductors on both cable car lines that since February 1 the number of thron'rh nassencers carried by them has almost doubled. With cars starting every two minutes between 5 and 6 o'clock ou the Fifth avenue line, the number of people car ried by each car on one evening this week was SO and upward. One conductor reported that he registered 60 passengers on one trip coming into the city on Monday evening. On the other band, the accommodation trams on the Pennsylvania Railroad require fewer cars, and passengers are now able to get seats at the most crowded times of the day, which had not been the case for some months previous to the reduced cable rates. A practical Joker coming in on one of the mnrnlno' train tivdav. laid: "ThlS reduction to 5 cents fare on the cable roads ha been for ninst the pecuniary interests of tbe laboring man, for when tbe fare was 10 cents he walked, and now he submits to a loss ot 5 cents twice a day in going to and from his work." In this connection it may be stated that many local passengers to and from tbe city between Walls and East Liberty, are now saving money by getting off trains at the latter place coming in and finishing the trip by traction lines. EAST LIBEETI'S BUN OF STOCK. Fall Statement of Throngh and Local Cattle, Hog and Sbeep. Following Is the report ot the past week's transactions at the East Liberty yards: 1UCCZIFTS. Thro', Local. Thursday Friday gaturday. Sunday. Monday Tuesday.. Wednesday Total Last week Previous week.., 1.740 - 2.63 990 880 1,100 5,280 663 3.740 1,760 340 40 160 6,600 3.750 2.625 3,325 Z400 7,b50 740 "SO 300 K ISO 80 10 800 4.1501 1,4001 29,6751 14,410 A 2,900 1,920 1 32,1251 25,875! 14.630 15,840 4, 650 SALES. Thursday 201 2,500 119 Friday .... J.WJ 192 Saturday .-. l.JK . Monday 1,092 3,390 3,317 Tuesday 203 1.064 3.M9 Wednesday 76 2,383 362 Total . 1.391 12,533 7,029 La.tweek 1,441 19,128 .161 Frevlonsweek.. ,f .... 1.913 15,875 9.136 Br Telegraph. CHICAGO Cattle Receipts. 13.000 head: ship ments. 2.000 head; market stow and steady: beeves, $4 705 10: steers, S3 0004 60; stockers and feeders, $2 603 55: Texas cattle, $2 40 3 65. Hogs Receipts, 25,000 head: shipments, 9.000 head; market slow; mixed and light $3 75 4 00: heavy, $3 7504 02: skips. $3 3003 60. Sheep Receipts. 13,000 head: shipments. 3,000 head: market steady; natives, $3 5036 00; Western cornfed. $4 004 80: Texans, $3 005 25; lambs, $o O06 80. Kansas Crrr Cattle Receipts 2.800 bead; shipments, 3.200 head: market steady to strong: steers, $3 154 75: cows. $1 752 20: stockers and feeders $2 3003 20. Hogs Receipts, 7.900 bead; shipments. 300 bead; market strong; all grades. $3 72Ct3 52; bulk, S3 77: Sbeep Receipts 2,000 bead; shipments. 2,600 head; market 10c higher; good to choice mut tons and lambs, S3 6005 40; stockers and feed ers, $5 25. Bujtalo Cattle steady; receipts, 39 loads through. 6 sale, bheep and lambs fairly active and a shade higher for top grades: receipts, 1 load through. 11 sale. Sheep Choice to extra, $5 7505 90: good tn choice. $5 455 7C; common to good, $5 0005 35. Lambs Choice to extra, $5 757 00: good to choice, $6 456 7a Hogs unchanged and all offerings taken; receipts, 9 loads through, SO sale. Cincinnatl Hogs higher; common and light $3 5003 95; packing nnd butchers, $3 850 4 00; receipts, 3,000 head; shipments. 2,000.. 12 AND 514 SMITHF1ELD STREET. PITTHBTJRG, jPA. Transact a General BanMnE Business. Accounts solicited. Issue Circular Letters of Credit, for use of travelers, and Commer cial Credits, LN STERLING, Available In all paits of the world. Also Issue Credits LN DOLLARS For use in this country, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, South and Central America. au7-91-uwr WHOLESALE -:- 0OUSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department direct importation from tbe best manufac turers of St GalL In Swiss and Cambric Edg ings. Flouncings. Skirt Widths and Allovers. Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will find these goods attractive both in price and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE. PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades in dado and plain or spring fixtures, Lace Cur tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil Cloths In best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRICS. The largest variety from which to select ToIlDuNords, Cbalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suitings. Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Glngbams. Wholesale Exclusively. JaI3-D OFFICIAL PITTSBURG. TNo. 219.1 1 TI rVRniNANCK ESTAB N ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE A grade of Wllmot street, from Boquet tMt tn Wrri stritet- Section 1 Be It ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg. In Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it Is hereby ordained and enacted by tbe authority of the same. That the grade of tbe east enrb of Wilmot street from oquet street to Ward street, be and the same shall be established as follows, to wit : Begin ning on the horth curb of Boquet street at an elevation of 219.50 feet; thence falling at the rate of .021 feet per 100 feet fpra distance of 363.52 feet to the south curb of Ward street at an elevation of 197.31 feet Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance- be and the same is hereby re pealed so far as tbe same affects this ordi nance. . , Ordained and enacted Into a law in Councils this 13th dav of January. A. D. 1890. H. P. FORD, President ol Select Council. 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